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movie. an army vet paralyzed from the heft chest down is receiving treatment. he has been married less than two years and his wife accidentally left her ring at a nail salon. we spoke would the couple and find the rest of this incredible story. >> reporter: it is. what i saw tonight was an amazing commitment of a wife to her husband whose life will never be the same and a nail tech who was determined to track them down when the sentimental part of their vows was missing. >> i just told myself i was not going to go out like that. >> reporter: jamie is determined to survive. in fact determination surrounding him. its been a long trip to the battle field in afghanistan several medical facilities and now johns hopkins. >> i was shot by an ak-47 in the left side of my throat. >> reporter: he is paralyzed from the chest down.

just 27, he has gone through 90 surgeries since april 10th. he calls his wife his rock. >> 27 is to young to go out like that. i have a beautiful wife, beautiful family, that comes first. >> reporter: on thursday melissa took a break from the hospital and went to get a manicure. they had seen her four times, just enough to put together the story. >> i didn't tell her much as much as i was always on the phone and she overheard. >> reporter: she noticed her two caret wedding rings hours after she left, she knew they were missing but she didn't know where she put them. >> we wrote it off and said whoever finds it are lucky and we hope it brings them good luck because we had good luck. >> reporter: meantime the tech was on a two and a half hour

search to find them. >> i sat there in the lobby going through the names. >> reporter: she found the one car mentioned and had him paged. that brings us back to the determination that seems to surround the sergeant and his wife. >> she like almost started crying of course it got me because i was like you have my rings. >> i went -- we have some deep core values in ourselves. >> reporter: and she wants to bring her husband back to baltimore. baltimore. he will be transferred next week to a rehab center in denver. >> this seen students, parents and staff at chesapeake high school took time out to remember student who died this week. kayla was killed wednesday, the car she was driving went off the road and into an abandoned

house. the school held a moment of silence and the cheerleaders brought flowers to the game. >> she was just a sweet girl, never had any problems with anybody. >> we picked the flowers as sympathies and -- even though we didn't know her we all knew what it feels like to loose someone. >> and the police say speed and wet roads were probably factors. police are still looking for 11-year-old william but tonight we know a little more about his mother's death. she was found dead in her condo wednesday and when police realized the son was missing they issued an amber alert. they have been looking for him. tonight jane was stabbed and suffered blunt force trauma a. yesterday her car was found in north carolina along with this man. her estranged husband who was arrested for her murder. police hope to find william with his stepfather but there was no sign of him.

the prisoner who escaped from city police yesterday is back in jail. he was arrested yesterday for armed robbery. he escaped yesterday while officers were moving him to a different district. police haven't said where or how he was caught or what charges he will face. update to a story we first brought you last night. police believe that a shooting in a downtown parking garage was random. it happened last night inside a garage in the campus of the university of maryland medical center. as we told you yesterday the 45- year-old was leaving the hospital after meeting his doctor about a previous stabbing injury when he was shot several times. investigators are reviewing cameras but have few leads. the victim is still in the hospital and his condition is improving. investigators have found a second tainted letter in the mail room at the hartford county detention center, this after an employee got sick after being exposed to the unknown substance. though police are still testing

it authorities say the employee's symptoms could point to a drug that is used by heroin addicts. they are trying to find the source. >> its part of an ongoing investigation but we have means to be able to determine where the mail was coming from and where it was going. >> the state's prisons have had a problem because until now urine tests didn't pick it up but a spokesman said they now have tests that will detect it. since the letter came in the united states mail the feds could get involved. and this is the man hartford police have been looking for for about a week. he was caught in north carolina this morning. he was wanted in connection with the double shooting on october 4th. police say he may have shot the two men because he thought he robbed him earlier this day. >> skies have cleared off nicely this evening in the wake of showers and thunderstorms we had earlier today.

now all clear and setting the stage for a great blue sky kind of weekend. only weather problem for us will be the wind. it's still breezy, winds ten to 15, gusting to 20. they could gust to 30 tomorrow. overnight though, nice clear skies, breezy, cooler conditions in to the upper 40s. we will see a nice warm up in to the 60's tomorrow. more on the forecast just minutes away. >> now as wyatt said it'll be a clear morning for the baltimore running festival. the city is expecting 25,000 people to lace up their running shoes. the marathon kicks off promptly at 8:00 a.m. runners will participate in other smaller races throughout the morning including the half marathon, team relay and the 5k. a 65-year-old sid bush is a veteran having run more than a hundred races. he dedicates each run to a fallen military member. >> it's very emotional thing. it's worth it.

it's wortht. the families have to know that the american people have not forgotten. >> the course includes most of downtown. road closures will start very early and some will last until late in the afternoon. if you request look at the course and a list of closures on the website. log onto abc 2news.com and if you are running tomorrow check out the latest blog, he is running and has tips for tailoring your run to fit the weather. >> if you are heading downtown this weekend you will see something new at the harbor. it almost looks like an a sculpture but it's a model of thea a tell scope. sciencists expect it to grab never before seen page images from the depths of space. unlike hubl it won't use traditional glass panels.

>> it uses something that's not glass. it's actually a metal, but it's reflective surface so it's still a mirror but it's a metal one. >> very cool. the real one will launch in 2018. if you want to see the model it'll be on display through the 26th. they are ugly subpoena smell bad. now the government is helping the states try to get rid of stink bugs. washington is spending $5.7 million to help get rid of them. the goal is to come up with a event mentally friendly way to to clear them from crops. today was the day apple people have been waiting for. the i-phone 4s, that thing there showed up in stores this morning from new york to

tokoyo. it sparked very lock lines. one of the features, a series of digital personal assistant. it has a feature that lets you talk to the phone and lets the phone answer you back. that could be scary. was it worth the wait? >> got a lot of quirks to it. it may be not perfect. may not answer the big life questions we want. where can i get the latest john grisham novel. it brought up websites for it. it may be helpful any way. >> if it answerthe meaning of life that's a really good phone. stock closed at a record high today and the company expects to sell three million of them this weekend. 234 the middle of the excitement heavy hearts as its release date is just a week after steve jobs died but his legacy is not just about the things we use every day but how we use them and what the economy that's popped them up. brian now with the real impact of the life of steve jobs.

>> hello. >> hi. >> reporter: today the i-phone 4s was released with the pain fair of any apple launch, but maybe with a quiet touch. many across the world are still mourning the loss of steve jobs and the increased realizing of his legacy's staying power. >> there will be certain people that we celebrate as a society. we have changed the way we live and the way we think and -- he will still be top of mind for most americans. >> reporter: chris harris is a marketing professor at the johns hopkins carry by school. one of many who believes jobs is a visiony. not just because of his technology but the need for app s and the profession and economy now being built around them. >> there is a demand for developers out there to design

and code really innovative ways for us to interact with one another across all these channels, like click on any one tells me the name of the park. >> reporter: billy is the inner and president of alex and tom the name comes from past inventors. his company produces this generation's invention, apps. >> anything that can show up on a screen in your hand it's a -- it's like a boom again. >> reporter: business is good. his company has developed apps for the treasurey and the radio station 98 rock. he employs 11 people. he just put ott an add looking for more help and thinks he may double his staff by this time next year. >> i anybody that's in this market and in this space which

is web development, mobile apps is doing well. there is more work out there than there are shops to do it. am of us are in great demand. >> reporter: with the i-phone 4s, steve jobs last act will only create more. in downtown baltimore, abc 2news. >> the i-phone 4s set an apple record for one million preorders be it was the first day it was available for order and if you are on the hunt for good apps for to add to the phone check out the list we have. we have put together the top 20, ten you have to way and ten that are free. that's in the feature section of abc 2news.com. coming up it sounds like something from a science fiction movie but a man's bionic eye is real. how it works. and when you hear agent a militia you think about colonial williamsburg but now some are taking their defense into their own hands.

. new at 11 its been 10 years since the september 111th attacks action new threats emerging for enemies we may not be aware of yet. those threats are increasing in our own communities. it's enough to drive some to think about defending themselves. >> tom morrisonn, are on the hunt to find their enemy, armed rifles and scopes the key is to stay quiet. they aren't in a iraq or afghanistan. >> sneak in, observe, watch. >> reporter: they are in northern michigan. >> the skills i'm learning here i hope i never have to use. >> reporter: you are in the wood was a group of citizens

who formed their own military force without government help. >> militia is a constitutional aspect. >> reporter: tom's father organizes this monthly training. he is an army veteran worried that government spending power are going out of control. >> the problem is that governments sooner or later just like ours get out of hand. >> reporter: this is where one team set up cam many for the weekend. they use radios to talk here and keep watch for enemy attack. >> i will meet the guys. >> reporter: in this exercise tom is the enemy. >> peoples -- way off defending themselves. >> reporter: they have a long history in the united states. dating back to 1774. >> very definitely gotten hot in the last couple years. >> reporter: mark studies militis for a nonprofit civil rights organization. >> we have seen explosive growth. >> reporter: in 2010splc tracked 330 active militias.

that's a jump of nearly 700% in just three years. >> keep your eyes open. >> reporter: with in this underground world homeland security secretary told us that violence is also escalating. >> of course the rise of home grown extremists, some inspired by al-qaeda, some by others but all committing violence in the name of that idea and trying to disrupt and kill. >> reporter: members we spent time with in michigan say they aren't out to hurt others, but to help when needed. >> we will be looking to help people, help them clean up and medical help, food. >> reporter: one man said in the past five-years they have grown by 25%. >> we have more members, people who were buddhist belief, mormon, no beliefs at

automatic. >> reporter: they say they are open to anyone regardless of race, religion or political belief. the law center and homeland security say they may be the exception and that several road groups sprouting up across the united states with strict anti government beliefs, ready to strike against anyone. >> couple of different plots to murder large numbers of police officers coming out of militia groups in just the last year and a half. . >> reporter: for this group it's about survival. this weekend the enemy wins. >> i spy with my eye. >> reporter: bubba captures the other team's flag winning the game while also preparing for the worst. >> my fear is that all hell does break loose. >> sunday night we will hear from analysts who say the department of homeland court isn't doing enough to track possibly dangerous groups. >> now, maryland's most

powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> starting to feel like fall out there and 59 degrees. winds west southwest at 13, it'll be a breezy situation but much improved. we started the day in the last several day was all that cloud cover and rain. look at thank nice clearing conditions over summer ridge. baltimore check out this sunset. robert coleman. beautiful finish to the day with a nice clear sky as the breezes kicked up. temperatures now cooling off. we are down to 50s, just about everywhere in the state. naval air station 61. the winds from the northwest around ten to 15, steady but gusting higher, a few gusts at the top of the hour, closer to 20, add ten, maybe 15 miles an hour. it'll be a breezy morning for all the marathon runners, 50 degrees, not much above 50 for the early race. then we will continue to look

for a slow warm up but still breezy weather through the rest of the day. across the area, skies generally clear. couple of stray showers west of us. the bottom line is the big ugly weather maker pushing north and east and clearing out the sky and big front now off shore. windy, dry weather continuing to funnel in. kind of a chapstick situation if you will. breezy and very dry over the next two days. as we look at the trend most of the weather will stay well north of us, like toward new york state. a few high thin clouds offer the weekend and sunday will be less windy. all the tailgaters, getting back into action after the weekend off. partly cloudy and breezy sunday but not the kind of gusty winds i think we will face for the mare ton day tomorrow. overnight 49, clearing skies, the two degree guarantee tomorrow. mostly sunny, windy, could see gusts to 30 and tomorrow night this clear and chilly but still kind of breezy.

seven day forecast here is how it shapes up. and -- pretty good news here. little bit of a breezy day saturday, but you know low cool temperatures, you are a runner. you know the marathoners like that and terms of temperature and then -- >> temperature is almost going to be perfect so you don't over heat, can just keep going and it's really good fun. >> i think so. we have the rain out of here, dry pavement. you can follow justin's blog as he tries to keep us up to date. >> he has a map and talks about how runners will battle the wins on some streets and will have it at their back on others. >> as we have been telling you october is breast cancer awareness month. up in philadelphia this weekend thousands are on their feet helping raise money to fight this disease. the komen three day for the cure kicked off this morning outside the city. participants will walk 60 miles over three days, month than 22 are participating. each had to raise a minimum of

$2,200 to take part. the event is coming up and there is still a lot of time to sign up. it's happening sunday the 23rd in hunt valley. there will be a 5k and a one mile fun rain. all to support breast cancer patients, survivors and their families and research. if you want to sign up log on to the website you will find all the information you need in your special think pink the tab. you can get tips also. coming up a couple takes a mile high club to a new extreme. first a look at night line. >> coming up a woman switches to a birth control pill advertises as having extra benefits. she says it almost killed her. and why is the asian super model becoming the new face of fashion? i'm a curious seeker.

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. okay. what do you do to top this? a skydiving teach eve and a female friend won't face charms after they had sex while jumping tandem from a plane. it happened in bakersfield california though we can't show you the naughty bit. a teacher and sometimes foreign actor had sex at the skydive school while in the plane and then tandem jumped kept going. the video went viral and police investigated but the bakersfield police said nobody who witnessed it complained no charges will be filed. isn't it against the law to do it in a plane or fall out of a

plane and do it? the faa said as long as the pilot wasn't disturb there's is no explicit policy about it. >> i tell, i have skydived it's extreme enough doing it is normal way. just jumping out of a plane. >> it's probably cold too. >> i can't imagine. >> one last look at the forecast. man. how do you follow that? light breezes,. >> light breezes. nothing like the 120-mile an hour wind in your face out of a plane. then tomorrow upper 60s, with plenty of sun, a windy, breezy kind of day. sunday looks nice for us, we got through the last couple days, and now we get to bask in the autumn glory. >> how about the win for the ravens? >> just a breezy day. not as bad. maybe 10, 15. >> all right. we will be right back. verizon 4g lte.

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. >> all the runner also have a windy day tomorrow. >> breezy cool start in the morning. >> moonshine if they are up before that. >> we are not here you go to our website at abc 2news.com.